37th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210286314 | SAFETY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING APPARATUS - Example safety mechanisms for example printing apparatuses are provided. An example printing apparatus may include at least one linear guide disposed on a first surface of a back-spine section of a printer body and a top chassis portion coupled to the at least one linear guide. In some examples, the top chassis portion may include a laser safety casing. In some examples, the laser safety casing may comprise a laser module configured to emit a laser beam along a laser path and a safety cover that is moveable to a first cover position intersecting the laser path. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286315 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first connector is provided in a main body portion. A connector support mechanism is provided in an attachment unit and supports a second connector so that the second connector can be displaced along a second direction that intersects a first direction. A unit guide portion guides the attachment unit between a connection position and a position that is more separated from a main body portion than the connection position is, along the first direction, and further guides the attachment unit between the connection position and an attachment position. The connection position is a position at which the attachment unit is located when the second connector is connected to the first connector. The connector support mechanism allows the attachment unit to move between the connection position and the attachment position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286316 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge includes a frame having a slit and a recess formed therein at a side of the process cartridge. A photosensitive drum is supported by the frame, with the photosensitive drum being rotatable about an axis thereof, the photosensitive drum including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. A developing roller is also supported by the frame, the developing roller being rotatable about an axis thereof. A coupling is operatively connected to the photosensitive drum, with the coupling being rotatable about an axis thereof. A helical gear is positioned at the side of the process cartridge, with the helical gear being rotatable about an axis thereof. The helical gear has a plurality of teeth, with at least some of the teeth being exposed teeth that are uncovered by the frame and exposed to outside of the process cartridge. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286317 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge includes a frame having a slit and a recess formed therein at a side of the process cartridge. A photosensitive drum is supported by the frame, with the photosensitive drum being rotatable about an axis thereof, the photosensitive drum including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. A developing roller is also supported by the frame, the developing roller being rotatable about an axis thereof. A coupling is operatively connected to the photosensitive drum, with the coupling being rotatable about an axis thereof. A helical gear is positioned at the side of the process cartridge, with the helical gear being rotatable about an axis thereof. The helical gear has a plurality of teeth, with at least some of the teeth being exposed teeth that are uncovered by the frame and exposed to outside of the process cartridge. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286318 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus prints an image on a sheet. The image forming apparatus includes a casing, a plurality of open/close devices, a plurality of fans, and a control device. The casing includes a plurality of openings and a plurality of ventilation holes. The plurality of open/close devices are attached to the casing, and configured to open and close the respectively corresponding openings. The plurality of fans each generate an airflow from inside of the casing to a corresponding one of the plurality of ventilation holes. The control device controls operation of the plurality of fans. The control device also detects occurrence of an event that restricts execution of the printing, identifies a type of the event, selects at least one of the plurality of fans according to the type of the event, and drives the selected fan. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286319 | Light Detection and Ranging - A light detection and ranging, “LiDAR”, system arranged to make time of flight measurements of a scene. The LiDAR system comprises a holographic projector comprising: a spatial light modulator arranged to display light modulation patterns, each light modulation pattern comprising a hologram and a grating function having a periodicity; a light source arranged to illuminate each displayed light modulation pattern in turn; and a projection lens arranged to receive spatially modulated light from the spatial light modulator and project a structured light pattern corresponding to each hologram onto a respective replay plane. The LiDAR system further comprises a system controller arranged to receive distance information related to the scene and output to the holographic projector a control signal corresponding to the distance information. The holographic projector is arranged to use the control signal to determine a parameter for projection of a subsequent structured light pattern. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286320 | ESCAPEMENT SYSTEM AND MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING SAID ESCAPEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an escapement system that can be used, for example, in a measuring device such as in a timepiece. The escapement system comprises a drive axle and at least one escape wheel that has at least one impulse tooth. The at least one impulse tooth is connected to the drive axle via at least one spring element and has a starting position in which it is fixed such that the spring element has a preload torque. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286321 | MAGNETICALLY ORBITING USER-WORN DEVICE - A user-worn device includes a band portion and a display portion. The band portion comprises a wire that is configured to create a first magnetic field that follows the curvature of the band portion. The display portion comprises a first electromagnet that is configured to produce a second magnetic field. The display portion orbits around the band portion in a first orbital direction when the first and second magnetic fields interact. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286322 | TOOL FOR ACTUATING A CORRECTOR EQUIPPING A PORTABLE OBJECT OF SMALL DIMENSIONS - The invention relates to a tool for actuating a push-button corrector equipping a portable object of small dimensions, said actuating tool comprising a body that extends between a rear end defining an area for grasping the actuating tool and a front end defining an area for actuating the actuating tool, the actuating tool further comprising an actuating rod arranged such that it slides in a coaxial manner inside the body, the actuating rod being capable of moving from back to front and from front to back between a retracted rest position wherein it is retracted in a stable manner inside the body of the actuating tool, and a protruding working position wherein it protrudes outside of the cap, the actuating rod remaining in the protruding working position thereof as long as an axial pushing force is exerted thereon, and returns to the retracted rest position thereof as soon as the axial pushing force is released. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286323 | USER-WORN DEVICE WITH EXTENDABLE DISPLAY - A user-wearable device comprises a device band and a housing section connected to the device band. The housing section comprises a roller and an extendable display spooled around the roller. The extendable display comprises a first end that is attached to the roller. The user-wearable device also comprises an anchor that is attached to a second end of the extendable display and that is located outside the housing section. The user-wearable device comprises a locking mechanism attached to the anchor. Separating the anchor from the housing section causes the extendable display to unspool from the roller and extend out of the housing section. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286324 | COMPENSATOR, CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPENSATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A compensator includes a processor, and a storage device that is connected to the processor and stores measured input values that are measured values of an input to a subject to control and measured output values that are measured values of an output from the subject to control. The processor performs processing for identifying, from the measured input values and the measured output values, a first coefficient configuring a finite impulse response filter, processing for determining, based on the first coefficient, a second coefficient configuring an infinite impulse response filter, and identifying an inverse system for the subject to control, the inverse system including the second coefficient and a part of the first coefficient, and processing for estimating an input value to be input to the subject to control from a weighted sum of target values of the output. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286325 | SELF-ADAPTIVE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKAGE RESPONSE OF CONSTRUCTION TYPE, MOTION TYPE, CONTROL TYPE AND OPTIMIZATION TYPE - Disclosed are a self-adaptive configuration method and system for linkage response of a construction type, a motion type, a control type and an optimization type. The disclosure aims to provide the self-adaptive configuration method and system for linkage response of quick adjustment and design of a workshop production line. The self-adaptive configuration method comprises the following steps of step A: construction type configuration; step B: motion type design; step C: control type design; and step D: optimization type evolution, wherein the step D comprises first-level iterative optimization, second-level iterative optimization and third-level iterative optimization. A closed optimization cycle is formed by the first-level iterative optimization, the second-level iterative optimization and the third-level iterative optimization jointly, and the multi-level iterative optimization is performed on the production line linkage design framework, so that the workshop production line can be self-adaptively and quickly adjusted and designed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286326 | INHOMOGENEOUS SAMPLE EQUALIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCT ASSEMBLY PROCESS - The disclosure discloses an inhomogeneous sample equalization method and system for a product assembly process. The method includes the following steps of: A: calculating a similarity among different samples; B: constructing a fuzzy compatibility matrix S for representing the similarity among all the samples, and constructing a fuzzy compatibility space X with different granule layers through the fuzzy compatibility matrix S; C: based on a granular calculating mode, screening out a granule layer with a maximum comprehensive value of an information increment and the similarity among the samples from the fuzzy compatible space X to serve as an optimal granule layer; and D: carrying out equalization processing on the sample of the optimal granule layer. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286327 | MODEL CALCULATION UNIT AND CONTROL UNIT FOR CALCULATING A PARTIAL DERIVATIVE OF AN RBF MODEL - A model calculation unit for calculating a gradient with respect to a certain input variable of input variables of a predefined input variable vector for an RBF model with the aid of a hard-wired processor core designed as hardware for calculating a fixedly predefined processing algorithm in coupled functional blocks, the processor core being designed to calculate the gradient with respect to the certain input variable for an RBF model as a function of one or multiple input variable(s) of the input variable vector of an input dimension, of a number of nodes, of length scales predefined for each node and each input dimension, and of parameters of the RBF function predefined for each node. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286328 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor configured to acquire, among a plurality of solutions, a first solution corresponding to a best value among values of a plurality of the energy functions corresponding to the plurality of solutions, each of the plurality of solutions being represented by a value of each of a plurality of state variables included in an energy function, generate a first state variable string based on the first solution, and search for a solution with the first state variable string as a start state. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286329 | PREDICTIVE MODELING TOOL - A system and method of simulating and optimizing industrial and other processes includes a computer that performs multivariate analysis of input variables and output variables to generate a data model of the operation of the process. For industrial applications, the input variables include process variables and the output variables include result variables from the operation of the industrial process. The data model determines contributions to changes in the output or result variables by the respective input or process variables and is provided to a predictive algorithm to identify parameter values for input or process variables expected to have a most significant impact on the output or result variables during performance of the process. The outputs of the predictive algorithm are parameter values that are provided as input or process variables to the industrial process for simulation or performance optimization or product recommendations/optimizations. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286330 | Machine and load regulation based on power system signal sensing - A rotating equipment system with in-line drive-sense circuit (DSC) electric power signal processing includes rotating equipment, in-line drive-sense circuits (DSCs), and one or more processing modules. The in-line DSCs receive input electrical power signals and generate motor drive signals for the rotating equipment. An in-line DSC receives an input electrical power signal, processes it to generate and output a motor drive signal to the rotating equipment via a single line and simultaneously senses the motor drive signal via the single line. Based on the sensing of the motor drive signal via the single line, the in-line DSC provides a digital signal to the one or more processing modules that receive and process the digital signal to determine information regarding one or more operational conditions of the rotating equipment, and based thereon, selectively facilitate one or more adaptation operations on the motor drive signal via the in-line DSC. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286331 | DASHBOARD AND BUTTON/TILE SYSTEM FOR AN INTERFACE - A system and approach having a display that shows a dashboard of smart buttons or tiles. The smart buttons or tiles may be situated in a matrix-like or other arrangement on the dashboard. The display may be customized. A smart button or tile may be operated like a standard button but conveniently pull summary information about a particular area of, for instance, a building controls system, for a user. The arrangement may permit the user to view the health of the whole system at a glance and permit the user a shortcut to see details of the particular area of the system quickly. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286332 | GENERALIZED HYSTERESIS CONTROL - A hysteresis compensation systems and methods. Hysteresis compensation is provided using a known response curve for each of a plurality of different state conditions. In response to determining that a state transition has occurred (i.e., from one response curve to another), the system generates a transition response curve extending from an origin point on a first response curve to an end point on a second response curve based at least in part on a known or determined difference between the input value of the origin point and the input value for the end point. In some embodiments, this difference is determined experimentally and, in others, it is estimated based on measured feedback. Hysteresis compensation is then provided by identifying an input value on the transition response curve that corresponds to a target system output value for the received indicated input value (e.g., as defined by a reference curve). | 2021-09-16 |
20210286333 | Dynamic Building Occupancy Forecasting Using Non-Personal Real Time Data - Aspects of the disclosure relate to using machine learning techniques for dynamic occupancy prediction. A computing platform may receive first data that is non-personalized and is associated with a first specific physical space, and may receive second data associated with a second specific physical space. The computing platform may normalize, for a common subspace of the first specific physical space and the second specific physical space, the first data and the second data. Using the normalized data, the computing platform may generate a predicted occupancy value for the common subspace. The computing platform may send commands directing a local HVAC control system, deployed at the common subspace, to perform a resource control action for the common subspace, which may cause the local HVAC control system to perform the resource control action for the common subspace. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286334 | BUILDING ENERGY OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM WITH ECONOMIC LOAD DEMAND RESPONSE (ELDR) OPTIMIZATION AND ELDR USER INTERFACES - An energy optimization system for a building includes a processing circuit configured to generate a user interface including an indication of one or more economic load demand response (energy) operation parameters, one or more first participation hours, and a first load reduction amount for each of the one or more first participation hours. The processing circuit is configured to receive one or more overrides of the one or more first participation hours from the user interface, generate one or more second participation hours, a second load reduction amount for each of the one or more second participation hours, and one or more second equipment loads for the one or more pieces of building equipment based on the received one or more overrides, and operate the one or more pieces of building equipment to affect an environmental condition of the building based on the one or more second equipment loads. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286335 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM - A control system for operating a system having an operable component includes a master and a slave assigned to the component. The master and the slave each comprise a software processing part and a programmable logic part. The master is configured by its software processing part to: receive job data, transform the job data into component job data, and send the component job data to the slave. The master is configured by its programmable logic part to send information about a current job status to the slave. The slave is configured by its programmable logic part to receive the information about the current job status, and to send information about the current job status to its software processing part. The slave is configured by its software processing part to execute a job corresponding to the component job data using the current job status. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286336 | PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD-BASED FLEXIBLE TOOLING SYSTEM - The low profile of the flexible tooling system disclosed allows for flexible tooling to be added to nearly all CNC machines with an accommodating z-axis height and allows easier relocation of the system from one CNC machine to another. The system includes one or more pods, each of the pods of the system replacing the function of four independent actuators of earlier systems but operating with a shared mechanical frame. Arranging the mechanism into groups of four allows for greater density of part support spacing, minimizes cable requirements, and allows for air, vacuum, and vacuum sensor requirements be localized on each pod. The pods allow for part supports to be spaced as close as | 2021-09-16 |
20210286337 | System and Method for Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency Via Operator Activity Detection - A system for optimizing manufacturing utilization is disclosed. The system includes a manufacturing apparatus configured to transmit a first electronic message type indicating a time period when the manufacturing apparatus is in use, as well as a sensor disposed in a work cell associated with the manufacturing apparatus, the sensor configured to transmit a second electronic message type indicating a time period of operator activity within the work cell. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive the first and second electronic message types and accumulate one or more of each of the respective time periods of the first and second electronic message types. The computing device determines utilization of the manufacturing apparatus based on accumulated time periods corresponding to the first electronic message type as a percentage of accumulated time periods corresponding to the second electronic message type. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286338 | REMOTE MONITORING OF INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS - A method for automatic monitoring of industrial control systems, comprising: monitoring an environment by an electromagnetic sensor to measure a plurality of electromagnetic pulses emitted by at least one industrial control device during operation of the at least one industrial control device; calculating automatically at least one normal data pattern based on an analysis of the plurality of electromagnetic pulses; matching between at least one new electromagnetic pulse measured by the electromagnetic sensor and the at least one normal data pattern to automatically detect at least one abnormal data pattern; and sending automatically a security alert in response to the abnormal data pattern. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286339 | AUTOMATED 360-DEGREE DENSE POINT OBJECT INSPECTION - A system and method for performing real-time quality inspection of objects is disclosed. The system and method include a transport to move objects being inspected, allowing the inspection to be performed in-line. At least one optical acquisition unit is provided that captured optical images of the objects being inspected. The captured optical images are matched to CAD models of objects, and the matched CAD model is extracted. A laser with an illumination light beam has a wavelength in the violet or ultraviolet range then conducts scans of the objects, which are formed into three-dimensional point clouds. The point clouds are compared to the extracted CAD models for each object, where CTF are compared to user input or CAD model information and the object is determined to be acceptable or defective based on the extent of deviation between the point cloud and the CAD model. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286340 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A production system, comprising: a first industrial machine configured to control a second industrial machine based on each of a plurality of variables; and circuitry configured to input, to the first industrial machine, a control command relating to an operation of at least one of the first industrial machine or the second industrial machine, wherein the first industrial machine rewrites, based on the control command, at least one variable defined as a rewritable variable among the plurality of variables. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286341 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Optimizing a Manufacturing Process - Provided are a system, method, and computer program product for optimizing a manufacturing process. The method includes receiving manufacturing data associated with a manufacturing process for manufacturing a product. The manufacturing data may include data from a plurality of data sources associated with a plurality of stages of the manufacturing process, and the manufacturing data may include values for a plurality of parameters including at least one process parameter value and at least one quality parameter value. The method includes generating a time-sequenced data structure including the manufacturing data and transforming the time-sequenced data structure to a positionally-dimensioned data structure based on timing data associated with the plurality of stages. The method includes determining a new value for the at least one process parameter value based on the positionally-dimensioned data structure and at least one algorithm and optimizing the manufacturing process based on the new value. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286342 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS AND AUTOMATED LEARNING - In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may maintain an first dataset configured to select pick points for objects. The apparatus may receive, from a user device, a user dataset including a user selected pick point associated with at least one object and a first image of the at least one first object. The apparatus may generate a second dataset based at least in part on the first dataset and the user dataset. The apparatus may receive a second image of a second object. The apparatus may select a pick point for the second object using the second dataset and the second image of the second object. The apparatus may send information associated with the pick point selected for the second object to a robotics device for picking up the second object. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286343 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A production system, comprising circuitry configured to: collect synchronously collected data synchronized with a control period of a first industrial machine configured to control a second industrial machine; execute predetermined processing on all or a part of the synchronously collected data to acquire output data; and transmit the output data to an external device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286344 | PLANT MONITORING APPARATUS, PLANT MONITORING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In order to monitor the operational status of a plant, a plant monitoring apparatus | 2021-09-16 |
20210286345 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ASSET OPERATION USING STREAM-BASED PROCESSING IN MULTI-NODE NETWORKS - A system includes a first asset disposed in an industrial environment configured to perform one or more operations, a second asset disposed in the industrial environment, and a server device communicatively coupled to the first asset and the second asset. The server device is configured to receive a first set of stream-based data from the first asset, receive a second set of stream-based data from the second asset, wherein the first set of stream-based data and the second set of stream-based data are received in real time or near real time, determine whether the one or more operations are within a threshold based on a comparison of the first set of stream-based data with respect to the second set of stream-based data, and send a command to the first asset or the second asset in response to the one or more operations being outside the threshold. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286346 | METHOD OF COMISSIONING A FIELD DEVICE IN AN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM NETWORK - A method of commissioning a field device in an industrial system network includes: a) connecting a field device to an industrial system network; c) providing information about the field device, the information including functional information for the field device; d) utilizing the functional information for the field device to retrieve information relating to a role of the field device in an automation application; f) utilizing capability information relating to a field device type of the field device and the information relating to the role of the field device in the automation application to retrieve a parameter set for the field device for operation in the automation application; and g) downloading the parameter set to the field device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286347 | METHOD FOR THE CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF A CHEMICAL PROCESS IN AN INDUSTRIAL-SCALE CHEMICAL INSTALLATION - A method for closed-loop control of a chemical process may involve acquiring process data with sensors, transferring the process data to a control system via a fieldbus, transferring a subset of the process data to a computer system that includes a simulation program for stationary and dynamic process simulation of the chemical process, a closed-loop control program for implementing a closed-loop controller, and a memory for storing simulated state variables, cyclically repeatedly calculating and storing the simulated state variables of the chemical process by the simulation program from the subset of the process data, transferring a setpoint value of a control variable of the chemical process to the closed-loop control program, reading a subset of the simulated state variables for input into the closed-loop control program, ascertaining a manipulated variable to achieve the setpoint value by the closed-loop control program, and transferring the calculated manipulated variable to the control system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286348 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING MACHINING PROCESSES OF A COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE - A system includes a computer numerical control (CNC) machining system configured to perform a machining operation to define a feature on a workpiece and a machine edge controller disposed external of the machining system and in communication with the CNC machine system. The machine edge controller is configured to perform a machining evaluation during the machining operation. In executing the machining evaluation, the machine edge controller is configured to acquire data indicative of characteristics of the CNC machining system during the machining operation and compare the data with one or more machining baseline parameters associated with the machining operation to determine an abnormal operation of the CNC machining system. The one or more machining baseline parameters define a nominal response of the CNC machining system for performing the machining operation. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286349 | PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAM EXTRACTION TO HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE STATIC GRAPHICS - Techniques to facilitate extraction of display objects for human-machine interface (HMI) displays are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a selection of a user-defined area is received that identifies at least a portion of a piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) associated with an industrial automation environment. The user-defined area of the P&ID is analyzed to identify at least one object within the user-defined area of the P&ID. The at least one object identified within the user-defined area of the P&ID is extracted to generate a static graphic object. Edit instructions are received that describe at least one modification to a visual appearance of the static graphic object. The edit instructions are applied to the static graphic object to generate an HMI graphic object comprising the at least one modification to the visual appearance of the static graphic object. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286350 | Method And System For Monitoring Rail Vehicle - A method and system for monitoring a rail vehicle are provided. The method includes: a local device acquires current operating data and historical operating data of a rail vehicle from a controller of the rail vehicle, herein the local device, which is connected with the controller, is a portable testing device; the local device obtains fault information according to the current operating data and the historical operating data, herein the fault information includes at least one of a fault code and a fault description; the local device obtains a maintenance plan corresponding to the fault information, herein the maintenance plan is obtained through a remote device or a server side; and the local device maintains the rail vehicle according to the maintenance plan. The disclosure solves a technical problem in the traditional art that a troubleshooting process of a rail vehicle is difficult, and when the rail vehicle has a fault, the fault cannot be solved timely. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286351 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES HAVING SELF-CALIBRATING SENSORS AND ACTUATORS - Systems and methods of unmanned vehicles having self-calibrating sensors and actuators are provided. The unmanned vehicle comprises a communication interface and a processor for controlling a propulsion system of the vehicle and receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle. The processor is configured to operate in a guided calibration mode by controlling the propulsion system according to commands received from an external guided control system, while processing the sensor data to determine a degree of certainty on a calibration the sensor data and a position of the vehicle. The processor determines that the degree of certainty is above a threshold value associated with safe operation of the propulsion system in an autonomous calibration mode, and subsequently switch operation of the propulsion system to the autonomous calibration mode based on the determination that the degree of certainty is above the threshold value. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286352 | MOVING OBJECT OPERATION SYSTEM, OPERATION SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT OPERATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a new system that allows an easier operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system including: a moving object; and an operation signal transmitter. The moving object includes a signal receipt unit that receives an operation signal. The transmitter includes: an auxiliary tool; a storage unit that contains conversion information; a movement information acquisition unit that acquires auxiliary tool movement information; a conversion unit that converts the acquired movement information into the operation signal based on the conversion information; and a signal transmission unit that transmits the operation signal. The conversion information includes auxiliary tool movement information and operation signal information for instructing the moving object in how to move, and those are associated with each other. The movement information associated with human motion is auxiliary tool movement information associated with human motion imagining movement of the moving object. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286353 | MOVING BODY MANIPULATION SYSTEM - A moving body manipulation system is provided. A master device that manipulates a slave device includes an upper body support portion mounted on a base and foot mounts. When a manipulator on a master device performs a walking operation, a control device controls an operation of the master device so that a lateral position of the foot mount on a free leg side follows a foot on a free leg side of the manipulator and an upper body support portion relatively moves with respect to the foot mount on a support leg side along with the base while suppressing a lateral position of the base from deviating from a reference position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286354 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus that manages a plurality of first units separable from vehicles respectively owned by a plurality of users, capable of autonomous drive, and each capable of being coupled to a second unit having space for accommodating baggage, includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to acquire first unit information containing information on a non-use period that is a period during which the first unit is not schedule to be used by the user, for each of the plurality of first units, acquire second unit information containing information on the number of the second units to be used in delivery of baggage in a predetermined period, and select, from among the plurality of first units, the first unit to be coupled to the second unit for use in delivery of baggage in the predetermined period based on the first unit information and the second unit information. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286355 | A Ground Station for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) - The invention relates to a ground station for a UAV comprising a housing for accommodating a system on chip (SOC) circuit including a control processor for executing software to wirelessly control functions of the UAV, a first screen, and a second screen, wherein one or both screens are controlled directly by the SOC control processor. The housing may comprise a clam shell housing comprising a first housing member for accommodating the control processor and a second housing member movable relative to the first housing member between a first closed position overlaying said first housing member and a second open position. The arrangement is such that the first housing member has mounted thereon the first screen and the second housing member has mounted thereon the second screen such that both screens are viewable by a user when the second housing member is in its open position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286356 | System and Method for Unmanned Driving of Vehicle - A system for unmanned driving of a vehicle includes an autonomous driving kit with a detachable terminal having a modularized autonomous driving sensor and configured to support the autonomous driving function of the vehicle. The autonomous driving kit is configured to grasp a vehicle system including various controllers and various sensors applied to the vehicle through a vehicle communication unit of the vehicle and to control autonomous driving adapted to multiple vehicle types and options for each vehicle through cooperative control of the vehicle system and the autonomous driving sensor. A control server is configured to recognize the vehicle to which the autonomous driving kit is attached, provide a moving route of the vehicle, collect a moving state and surrounding conditions of the vehicle based on image information of cameras and transmit the information to the autonomous driving kit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286357 | AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A method for switching modes for operating a vehicle, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method, and information processing apparatuses. The method includes determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, whether a mode for operating the vehicle is to be switched from one of autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous and manual driving modes. A state of a driver of the vehicle is obtained when the mode for operating the vehicle is determined to be switched. The method further includes switching, by the circuitry, the mode for operating the vehicle from the one of the autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous manual driving modes based on the obtained state of the driver. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286358 | Methods & Systems for Defined Autonomous Services - Whereas various embodiments relate of methods and systems used to provide for autonomous (self-functioning) on-demand services that transports people, products, and/or services from and to specific location(s), and at specific time(s) that are pre-defined within a specific geographically boundary. The “Defined Autonomous Services Platform” (DASP), creates, manages and executes a pre-planned (or set of) program(s) whereby an autonomous robot or fleet of autonomous robots that can consist of one or many Passenger Vehicle, Delivery Van, Commercial Truck, Robot Unit, UAV, Drone, or other machine unit navigates land-based and/or aerial-based and/or maritime-based pre-defined route(s) within a geographical boundary, and perform a defined task or set of defined tasks completely in an automated way that requires no end-user intervention and adheres to religious use-cases for a person being Shomer and adhering to guidelines in observing Sabbath (also know as Shabbos in Yiddish, Shabbat/Shabat in Hebrew) or observing Holidays under Orthodox Jewish law. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286359 | EVENT DATA RECORDATION TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH CONTROL OF DRIVERLESS VEHICLES - Various embodiments relate to recording event data to identify and resolve anomalies associated with control of driverless vehicles. Some examples include computing vehicular drive parameters to facilitate driverless transit, monitoring control signals, detecting an event, triggering storage of event data, determining transmission control criteria, and transmitting the event data based on the transmission control criteria. Other examples include receiving event data via a communications network from an autonomous vehicle, identifying a computed vehicular drive parameter, extracting sensor data associated with the event, detecting application of control signals, analyzing the control signals, the sensor data, and the subset of computed vehicular drive parameters to identify a type of event, and generating update executable instructions responsive to the type of event. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286360 | AGENT PRIORITIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying high-priority agents in the vicinity of a vehicle and, for only those agents which are high priority agents, generating data characterizing the agents using a first prediction model. In a first aspect, a system identifies multiple agents in an environment in a vicinity of a vehicle. The system generates a respective importance score for each of the agents by processing a feature representation of each agent using an importance scoring model. The importance score for an agent characterizes an estimated impact of the agent on planning decisions generated by a planning system of the vehicle which plans a future trajectory of the vehicle. The system identifies, as high-priority agents, a proper subset of the plurality of agents with the highest importance scores. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286361 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATH PLANNING OF WAVE GLIDER - The invention relates to a method and system for path planning of a wave glider, comprising acquiring historical navigation data of the glider and an underwater vehicle via a shore-based monitoring center; fitting historical navigation data nonlinearly by a deep learning neural network to obtain a trained network; acquiring real-time navigation data of the glider at an off-line end, real-time navigation data and predetermined shipping track data of the vehicle; obtaining the set of off-line optimized path planning schemes of the glider by the above data and the trained network; and determining an optimal path planning scheme of the glider by the deep learning neural network according to real-time data and constraint data of the glider at the on-line end. The invention can reasonably plan the path of the glider and ensure continuous and reliable information interaction between the glider and the vehicle. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286362 | Marine Propulsion Control System and Method - A marine propulsion system includes at least two parallel propulsion devices that each generate forward and reverse thrusts, wherein the parallel propulsion devices are oriented such that their thrusts are parallel to one another, and at least one drive position sensor configured to sense a drive angle of the parallel propulsion devices. A lateral thruster is configured to generate starboard and port thrust to propel the marine vessel. A user input device is operable by a user to provide at least a lateral thrust command to command lateral movement of the marine vessel and a rotational thrust command to command rotational movement of the marine vessel. A controller is configured to control the parallel propulsion devices and the lateral thruster based on the lateral steering input and/or the rotational steering input and the drive angle so as to provide the lateral movement and/or the rotational movement commanded by the user without controlling the drive angle. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286363 | PROTECTION OF ULTRAVIOLET (UV) LIGHT SOURCE ON MOBILE DEVICE - Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a device of a mobile robot may include a motor to drive a drive system to move the mobile robot in an area, and a light source to output ultraviolet light. The device may include at least one first sensor to determine at least one of an orientation of the mobile robot, a location of the mobile robot, and/or when the light source is within a predetermined distance of an object in the area. The device may include a controller, communicatively coupled to the drive system, the light source, and the at least one first sensor to control the drive system so as to stop or move the mobile robot before the light source is within the predetermined distance of the object based on at least a signal received from the at least one first sensor. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286364 | CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus is for controlling notification data presented to an occupant of a movable object having an automated driving function, including an outside world information obtaining unit for obtaining outside world information of the movable object, a failure detection unit for detecting a failure of the movable object, a setting unit for setting a point associated with the failure based on the outside world information, and setting a scheduled time instant at which the point is reached, and a notification plan generation unit for generating a notification plan for setting an order for presenting predetermined notification data to the occupant according to the point and the scheduled time instant, wherein the notification plan generation unit is for estimating an information intensity of the notification data, and deciding an order for presenting detection information of the failure and the notification data in a predetermined period according to the information intensity. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286365 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING REALISTIC TRAJECTORIES - Provided herein is a system and method of a vehicle that determines an action of a vehicle. The system comprises one or more sensors; one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform generating initial trajectories along a route to be travelled by the vehicle. The instructions further cause the system to perform acquiring one or more trajectories of other vehicles along the route, adjusting the initial trajectories based on the one or more trajectories of other vehicles, and navigating the vehicle based on the adjusted initial trajectories. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286366 | MOVABLE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE, MOVABLE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A movable object control device to appropriately collaborate with other movable objects comprises a processor including an event detection section detecting a possible event that influences a movable object of interest running, a communication section for communicating with other movable objects, an area determining section determining a presence area for each of plural action plans associated with the possible event detected by the event detection section, the presence area being an area where other movable objects are present with which the movable object of interest needs to communicate, an evaluation section evaluating communication between the movable object of interest and each of the other movable objects included in the presence area and an action plan determining section selecting an action plan to be performed from among the plural action plans based an evaluation result by the evaluation section. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286367 | MOVING ROBOT AND CONTROLLING METHOD - A moving robot according to an aspect of the present invention includes a body configured to define an exterior, a travelling unit configured to move the body against a travelling surface of a travelling area, a storage configured to store a grid map corresponding to a travelling area and cost information of grids included in the grid map, and a controller configured to generate a movement route based on the cost information, control the travelling unit to travel according to the generated movement route, and increase a stay cost of a grid corresponding to a route that has passed during the travelling and control the storage to store the increased stay cost. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286368 | MOVING ROBOT - A moving robot includes a body configured to define an exterior, a travelling unit configured to move the body against a travelling surface of a travelling area, and a controller configured to divide a grid map corresponding to the travelling area into multi-maps composed of spaced lines, generate individual pattern routes using each of the multi-maps, and generate a final pattern route by integrating individual pattern routes generated from the multi-maps, and control the travelling unit to pattern travel in the travelling area based on the final pattern route. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286369 | SELF-AWARE VISUAL-TEXTUAL CO-GROUNDED NAVIGATION AGENT - An agent for navigating a mobile automated system is disclosed herein. The navigation agent receives a navigation instruction and visual information for one or more observed images. The navigation agent is provided or equipped with self-awareness, which provides or supports the following abilities: identifying which direction to go or proceed by determining the part of the instruction that corresponds to the observed images (visual grounding), and identifying which part of the instruction has been completed or ongoing and which part is potentially needed for the next action selection (textual grounding). In some embodiments, the navigation agent applies regularization to ensures that the grounded instruction can correctly be used to estimate the progress made towards the navigation goal (progress monitoring). | 2021-09-16 |
20210286370 | AGENT, EXISTENCE PROBABILITY MAP CREATION METHOD, AGENT ACTION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An agent includes a sensing device configured to sense an object in a real space, an existence probability map creation means configured to define the real space as a group of voxels, and create, every predetermined time, an existence probability map on which information of an existence probability of the object is recorded for each of the voxels, and an arrangeable position storage unit configured to store information of an arrangeable position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286371 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED CROSS-MODAL TRAJECTORY PREDICTION - Systems and methods for trajectory prediction and motion device control include receiving a first set of data about a surrounding environment of a motion device. The first set of data includes first sensory data and first position data. The method includes receiving a second set of data about the surrounding environment of the motion device. The second set of data includes second sensory data and second position data, where the first sensory data differs in modality from the second sensory data. The method also includes extracting features from the first set of data that model motion behavior of the motion device, and extracting features from the second set of data that model motion behavior of the motion device. The method includes inputting the features into a machine learning model, and computing a first trajectory based on a first latent variable and a second trajectory based on a second latent variable. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286372 | CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a control apparatus for controlling broadcast data to be broadcasted to an occupant of a movable object with an automated drive function, comprising: a travelling road identification unit for identifying a predetermined travelling road of the movable object corresponding to a destination set in the movable object; a setting unit for setting, according to the predetermined travelling road, a recommended switching point for switching predetermined automated drive to driver subjected manual drive in the predetermined travelling road, and setting predetermined passage time when the movable object passes through the recommended switching point; and a broadcast plan generation unit for generating a broadcast plan for broadcasting predetermined broadcast data to an occupant of the movable object according to the recommended switching point; wherein the broadcast plan generation unit determines an order of the broadcast data to be broadcasted within a predetermined period before or after the recommended switching point. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286373 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE, TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A travel control device includes: a controller configured to control traveling of a plurality of mobile objects on a basis of a travel schedule of the mobile objects; a planner configured to generate a plurality of tentative travel schedules by changing part of the travel schedule; an evaluation value calculator configured to calculate evaluation values of the tentative travel schedules based on state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules; and a model including the state features of the mobile objects and evaluation values associated with them. The evaluation value calculator calculates the evaluation values based on the model and the state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules. The planner performs search calculation of repeating to select one tentative travel schedule from the tentative travel schedules based on the evaluation values, and to update the travel schedule with the one tentative travel schedule. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286374 | METHOD, ARRANGEMENT AND USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING MOBILE FOREST MACHINES AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - A user interface for fleet management includes a first user interface zone and a second user interface zone, which are can be presented to the user simultaneously on the same first user interface. On the first user interface is presented, in response to a selection made by the user, simultaneously at least two parallel first selection elements, and from the selected at least one first selection element, at least one selectable first selection element related thereto and included in the next higher or lower hierarchical level. The second user interface zone is arranged to present information which is based on selections made by the user via the first user interface zone. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286375 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM CONTROL USING CONSENSUS AND SATURATION CONSTRAINTS - Methods, computer readable media, and systems for systems and methods for multi-agent system control using consensus and saturation constraints are described. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286376 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE, OPERATION METHOD OF CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control system including a charging station, a plurality of autonomous work machines, and a control apparatus configured to control the plurality of autonomous work machines, wherein the control apparatus comprises: an obtain unit configured to obtaining power information of each autonomous work machine; and a control unit configured to control each autonomous work machine based on the power information such that charging timings of the autonomous work machines at the charging station do not match each other. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286377 | AUTOMATIC TERRAIN EVALUATION OF LANDING SURFACES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Automatic terrain evaluation of landing surfaces, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative method includes receiving a request to land a movable object and, in response to the request, identifying a target landing area on a landing surface based on at least one image of the landing surface obtained by the movable object. The method can further include directing the movable object to land at the target landing area. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286378 | SPRAY OPERATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A spray operation method includes obtaining two-dimensional position information of a target area and a three-dimensional model of the target area, and obtaining an operation route according to the two-dimensional position information and the three-dimensional model, where the operation route includes a plurality of waypoints, and at least one of the waypoints is associated with altitude information. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286379 | AUTOMATIC AIRCRAFT POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An automatic aircraft positioning system includes a first aircraft including one more fiducials, and a second aircraft including a positioning radar, control devices that are configured to control operation of the second aircraft, and a control unit in communication with the positioning radar and the control devices. The positioning radar is configured to transmit a radar transmit signal. The one or more fiducials are configured to receive the radar transmit signal and output one or more return signals in response to the radar transmit signal. The positioning radar is configured to receive the one or more return signals and determine a position and orientation of the second aircraft relative to the first aircraft, or vice versa, from the one or more return signals. The control unit is configured to automatically control the second aircraft in relation to the first aircraft during an automatic positioning mode. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286380 | Method and Apparatus for Calibrating Sliding of Sliding Component - A method for calibrating a sliding of a sliding component includes: obtaining a first detection signal value sent by the first Hall element and a second detection signal value sent by the second Hall element, corresponding to one or more first calibration positions reached during a sliding process of the sliding component; comparing the first detection signal value corresponding to each of the one or more first calibration positions with a preset first reference signal value, and comparing the second detection signal value corresponding to each of the one or more first calibration positions with a preset second reference signal value; and calibrating the first reference signal value based on the first detection signal value, and calibrating the second reference signal value based on the second detection signal value, in response that a number of times that comparison results belong to a preset abnormal range reaches a preset threshold. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286381 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL FOR WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for operation and control of gravity-fed fluid flows in water and wastewater related systems. The disclosed flow control system uses gravity to provide a flow of a fluid from a fluid source and a motorized flow control device fluidically coupled to the fluid source to control a defined flow rate of the flow by changing a position of an internal volume of the flow control device through which the fluid flows relative to a fixed level of the fluid in the fluid source. The disclosed devices, systems and methods can be used in a wide variety of systems for environmental and low-energy demand applications such as, for example, a wastewater treatment system to control a flow of wastewater in the system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286382 | Flood Control System - A flood control system for remotely and automatically controlling flooding and water storage on reservoirs. The flood control system generally includes a central computer that controls the water level by controlling or communicating with flow control gates positioned near a number of culverts, wherein each flow control gate typically includes: (a) a control unit communicatively coupled to the central computer, the control unit capable of sending local condition data to the central computer via a wireless connection and further capable of receiving control commands from the central computer; (b) an input/output interface capable of receiving signals or data regarding physical conditions proximate the flow control gate, the input/output interface coupled to the control unit; and (c) a water shutoff valve controllable by the control unit and positioned to selectively allow or block the flow of water through each culvert, wherein each control unit controls each water shutoff valve. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286383 | LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEM MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A monitoring system for monitoring a liquid handling system may comprise at least one liquid level sensor and/or at least one gateway computer. The at least one liquid level sensor may be configured to monitor at least one liquid level of at least one liquid handling element. The at least one gateway computer may be in communication with the at least one liquid level sensor. The at least one gateway computer may be configured to receive sensor readings, report information describing the readings, identify at least one rule-triggering event, and perform an action in response to identifying the at least one rule-triggering event in accordance with at least one rule. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286384 | ESTIMATOR AND VACUUM VALVE - An estimator comprises: an acquisitor to acquire a plurality of data pairs each containing a valve body opening of the vacuum valve and the chamber pressure at the valve body opening; and an operator to operate the gas species characteristic value and the first chamber volume estimation value, based on an exhaust's expression representing a relationship among the second effective exhaust rate, a flow rate of a gas introduced into the vacuum chamber, a chamber volume, and a chamber pressure, the plurality of data pairs acquired in the acquisitor, and correlation data between the valve body opening and the second effective exhaust rate about the predetermined known gas. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286385 | AUTOMATIC PRESSURE DETECTION DEVICE OF INFLATION MACHINE - An automatic pressure detection device of an inflation machine includes an inflation machine and an inflation control module. A first connector of a connection pipe connected to the inflation machine is connected in sequence to a first hose line and a nozzle in order to charge gas into an object-to-be-inflated (such as a tire) for inflation. A second connector of the connection pipe connected to the inflation machine is connected in sequence to a valve core passage element of the inflation control module, a regulation and control valve, and a pressure transducer, and the pressure transducer is electrically connected to a circuit board. The valve core passage element and the nozzle are arranged to have the same flow so that the inflation control module may simulate a flow of gas charged into an object-to-be-inflated. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286386 | INTELLIGENT WATER OUTLET DEVICE - An intelligent water outlet device includes a water-temperature regulating valve, a water-output control valve, a power source unit, an input unit, a motor drive unit, a first step motor, a second step motor and a control unit. The power source unit energizes the water outlet device. The input unit selects a temperature value for the water output. The motor drive unit drives the first step motor and second step motor, to rotate an adjusting bar of the water-temperature regulating valve and to push a valve bar of the water-output control valve, respectively. The control unit receives a temperature option and an expected water volume from the input unit, and then controls the first step motor and the second step motor to output warm water with the inputted temperature value and the expected water volume. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286387 | AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure relates to a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a sensor system configured to detect heat indications within a plurality of areas of a conditioned space, wherein the sensor system comprise a thermal light detector, and a controller configured to receive feedback from the sensor system and, based on the feedback, control airflow distribution, via an airflow distribution system, such that airflow management for each of the plurality of areas is individually correlated to a heat indication detected for the respective area. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286388 | NONLINEAR TRIM HEAD POWER SUPPLY WITH A WIDE INPUT RANGE AND A HIGH EFFICIENCY - A trim head drive is provided. The trim head drive includes a nonlinear power supply. The nonlinear power supply includes an output and a return connected to a trim coil of a generator. An output of the nonlinear power supply directly drives a trim coil to control an output frequency of the generator. The nonlinear power supply varies the output positively and negatively to either sink or source a trim head current to control an output frequency of the generator. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286389 | BIAS CURRENT GENERATOR CIRCUIT - A bias current generator circuit includes a current path and a leakage control circuit. The current path is connected between a supply voltage and a ground level. The current path includes a transistor and a resistor. The transistor has a current channel connected in the current path. The resistor has an upper terminal and a lower terminal connected in the current path, and a well contact to allow a reverse leakage current of the resistor to flow through. The leakage control circuit is connected to the supply voltage. The leakage control circuit includes a driving transistor to provide a driving voltage to the well contact of the resistor, and to allow the reverse leakage current of the resistor to flow into the leakage control circuit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286390 | DIGITALLY PROGRAMMABLE, FULLY DIFFERENTIAL ERROR AMPLIFIER - An error amplifier circuit receives first and second input signals and provides an error amplifier output signal indicative of the difference between the first and second input signals. The error amplifier circuit implements a proportional-integrator-differentiator (PID) circuit having a differential input signal path and including a proportional amplifier circuit, an integrator amplifier circuit, and a differentiator amplifier circuit. The differentiator amplifier circuit receives an AC coupled input signal. The error amplifier circuit sums the output from the proportional amplifier circuit, the integrator amplifier circuit and the differentiator amplifier circuit to provide the error amplifier output signal where the error amplifier output signal is referenced to a first bias voltage. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286391 | MULTI-VOLTAGE CONTROL ASSESSOR - The multi-voltage control assessor for providing a set of standard voltages useful in testing electrical devices and systems is disclosed. The Multi-Voltage Control Assesor (MVCA) is a portable, small suitcase sized device containing transformers, switches, safety devices and cabling that, when operated safely by a competent person, can provide common voltages to power controls, relays and small devices intended for troubleshooting purposes. It can also temporarily substitute for a control transformer for a critical device, as necessary. It is not recommended for this to be a full time use, only until a suitable replacement can be installed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286392 | LOW VOLTAGE DRIVE CIRCUIT WITH OSCILLATING FREQUENCIES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A low voltage drive circuit includes a transmit digital to analog circuit that converts transmit digital data into analog outbound data by: generating a DC component; generating a first oscillation at a first frequency; generating a second oscillation at the first frequency; and outputting the first oscillation or the second oscillation on a bit-by-bit basis in accordance with the transmit digital data to produce an oscillating component, wherein the DC component is combined with the oscillating component to produce the analog outbound data, and wherein the oscillating component and the DC component are combined to produce the analog outbound data. A drive sense circuit drives an analog transmit signal onto a bus, wherein the analog outbound data is represented within the analog transmit signal as variances in loading of the bus in a first frequency range and wherein analog inbound data is represented within an analog receive signal as variances in loading of the bus in a second frequency range. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286393 | GLITCH MITIGATION IN SELECTABLE OUTPUT CURRENT MIRRORS WITH DEGENERATION RESISTORS - A selectable output current mirror may include a reference leg configured to generate a reference current, an output leg electrically coupled to the reference leg in a manner such that the output leg is configured to generate at an output of the output leg an output current proportional to the reference current, wherein the output leg comprises an output leg transistor, a drain path switch coupled between a first non-gate terminal of the output leg transistor and the output of the output leg, and a series combination of a degeneration resistor and a degeneration path switch coupled between a second non-gate terminal of the output leg transistor and a voltage source to the selectable output current mirror. The selectable output current mirror may also include switch control circuitry configured to selectively enable and disable the output leg from generating the output current by selectively enabling and disabling the drain path switch and the degeneration path switch and glitch mitigation circuitry coupled to the second non-gate terminal of the output leg transistor and configured to maintain the second non-gate terminal of the output leg transistor at a substantially-constant voltage during transitions between disabling of the degeneration path switch and enabling of the degeneration path switch. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286394 | CURRENT REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH CURRENT MIRROR DEVICES HAVING DYNAMIC BODY BIASING - A current reference circuit with one or more current mirror devices having dynamic body biasing includes a voltage-to-current converter circuit having a feedback loop that includes an operational amplifier, an NMOS device, and a resistor to generate a reference current; a current mirror circuit, including one or more current mirror devices with source degeneration, to produce one or more output currents that are copies of the reference current; and a body-biasing stage including an active N-well to dynamically set a body-biasing voltage for the one or more current mirror devices. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286395 | NMOS PTAT GENERATOR AND VOLTAGE REFERENCE - A reference generator system can include a PTAT circuit coupled to a signal supply node and configured to provide a voltage reference signal or a current reference signal that is based on a physical characteristic of one or more components of the PTAT circuit and a correction signal. The system can include a CTAT circuit coupled to the PTAT circuit and configured to provide the correction signal to the PTAT circuit. In an example, the reference generator system can be implemented at least in part using NMOS devices that comprise a portion of an indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) substrate. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286396 | ROTATION OPERATION DEVICE - A rotation operation device includes: a rotation shaft including a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the rotation shaft; a knob having conductivity, the knob being provided at the first end portion of the rotation shaft and being configured to rotate the rotation shaft; a touch sensor configured to detect a contact with the knob; and an elastic body having conductivity, the elastic body including a first end connected to the knob and a second end connected to the touch sensor. The knob includes a surface facing in the axial direction of the rotation shaft towards the second end portion of the rotation shaft, the surface of the knob includes a recess portion recessed in the axial direction, and the first end of the elastic body is disposed in the recess portion. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286397 | KNOB ASSEMBLY FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A knob assembly for a gas valve of a cooking appliance and a method of assembling said knob assembly is provided. The knob assembly can include a knob configured to engage a valve stem of the gas valve and a lock assembly including a locking element and a locking plate. The locking element can include at least one cam element that can be engaged by at least one projection carried by the locking plate. The locking plate can be configured to rotate relative to the locking element between a first position in which the at least one projection engages the at least one cam element and a second position in which the at least one projection is disengaged from the at least one cam element, and wherein in the first position the at least one cam element inhibits actuation of the gas valve by the knob. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286398 | PUSH BUTTON DEVICE - A push button consists of component parts including a plunger, a retainer, a spring and an end cap. The plunger reciprocates within the retainer which has three main portions: an upper portion closely holds the button on the top of the plunger and includes a rectilinear recess that can receive a square midsection of the plunger. A middle portion of the retainer comprises an enlarged cavity that provides the side clearance for the plunger pin's enlarged square midsection to rotate. The cavity is bounded above and below by opposing roof and floor camming structures which engage the corners of the plunger midsection that causes it to rotate. A spring within the retainer biases the plunger upward. An end cap affixed to the bottom of the retainer captivates the plunger and spring assembly and provides attachment means to affix the push button assembly to a supporting structure. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286399 | DISTRIBUTION OF TRUSTED PHYSICAL LAYER TIMING INFORMATION USING ATTESTATION - This disclosure describes methods and systems to for a method for a first computing node to receive frequency information of a system clock. The first computing node receives the frequency information of the system clock from a second computing node at a physical layer of a connection between the first computing node and the second computing node. The first computing node also receives a message from the second computing node at above the physical layer of the connection between the first computing node and the second computing node. The message includes an attestation of the frequency information from which the first computing node may verify that the second computing node is a trusted source of the frequency information. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286400 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT APPARATUS - A semiconductor circuit apparatus of the present disclosure includes a control circuit controlling a clock signal externally input, a drive circuit performing a switching operation according to a pulse signal provided by the control circuit, a series connection circuit including an inductor element, a switch element, and a capacitive element connected in series between a signal line and a fixed potential node, the series connection circuit forming an LC resonance circuit, and a level detection circuit having an input end connected to the signal line. An output from the level detection circuit is fed back to the control circuit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286401 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE SCREEN - A touch-sensitive screen, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, is described, The screen comprises a rigid cover layer with a roughened surface, a polarization layer arranged beneath the cover layer, a touch sensor layer arranged beneath the polarization layer, and a display of the touch-sensitive screen. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286402 | Accessory Attachment Apparatus And Methods Related Thereto - Disclosed herein are accessory attachment apparatuses, comprising: a spring bar having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first depressible tip and the second end having a second depressible tip, each being configured to communicate with a first and second recess, respectively; a spring bar housing having an interior channel and configured to contain the spring bar; and a coupler disposed on an outer surface of the spring bar housing, the coupler having an outer size and an inner size, the inner size defining an interior space, the coupler comprising: an abutting segment in communication with the spring bar housing; a distal segment positioned opposite the abutting segment; and a first and a second spanning segment configured to span the abutting segment and the distal segment and to communicate thereto. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286403 | Touchscreen data reception from user device via user - A computing device includes signal generation circuitry and also includes a location on the computing device that is operative to couple a signal generated by the signal generation circuitry into a user. For example, the computing device includes signal generation circuitry that generates a signal that includes information corresponding to a user and/or an application that is operative within the computing device. The signal generation circuitry couples the signal into the user from a location on the computing device based on a bodily portion of the user being in contact with or within sufficient proximity to the location on the computing device that facilitates coupling of the signal into the user. Also, the signal may be coupled via the user to another computing device that includes a touchscreen display that is operative to detect and receive the signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286404 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a third body, and a support member. The second body is pivotally connected between the first body and the third body. The support member is movably disposed at the first body, and the support member is pivotally connected to one of the second body and the third body. In a folded state, the second body is folded and covered between the first body and the third body. In an unfolded state, the second body and the third body are respectively inclined relative to the first body and the second body, and the second body is suspended over the first body. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286405 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SCREEN ETCHING - An electronic device includes a device screen having an active region where the screen can provide output to a user or receive input from the user. A screen outer layer, such as a removable screen protector, is positionable between the device screen and the user and capable of passing the output or the input therethrough. The screen outer layer includes an active region that corresponds to the active region of the device screen, and the screen outer layer has an etched marking in the active region of the screen outer layer. In one version, the etched marking is provided on the inner surface. A method of using an electronic device includes installing on a device screen a screen outer layer, wherein the screen outer layer includes an active region that corresponds to the active region of the device screen, and wherein the screen outer layer has an etched marking in the active region of the screen outer layer. In one version, the etched marking is provided by a laser on an inner surface of the screen outer layer, wherein the etched marking is not visible when the device screen is powered, and wherein the etched marking is visible when the device screen is off or black. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286406 | LAPTOP COMPUTER AND CHASSIS THEREOF - A laptop computer and a chassis thereof are disclosed. The chassis comprises a display case, a host case, a shielding member and a connecting member. The display case includes an upper cover having a first notch and a screen frame connected with the upper cover. The host case includes a keyboard frame having a second notch and a bottom cover having a third notch. The bottom cover is connected with the keyboard frame. The first, second and third notches together form an accommodation space to accommodate at least one pivot structure. The display case is rotatable relative to the host case through the pivot structure. The shielding member is configured to cover at least part of the first notch. The connecting member is disposed between the display case and the host case, and located in the accommodation space. The pivot structure is located in the connecting member. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286407 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FOLDABLE CONDUCTIVE PLATE - According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a housing including an opening connected to an internal space; a tray socket disposed to be connected to the outside through the opening in the internal space and including a tray reception space; a tray inserted into the tray reception space, wherein the tray includes a tray body including at least one space configured to receive at least one external component; and a tray cover including a pin insertion hole configured to guide a tray ejecting pin to the opening; an eject bar movably disposed in a tray mounting direction or ejecting direction in the tray reception space and facing the pin insertion hole; and a rotation lever configured to press the tray in the ejection direction according to pressing of the eject bar in the tray reception space, wherein the eject bar is disposed at a position at least partially overlapped with the tray body when viewed from above the tray socket. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286408 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A foldable display including a first bracket, a second bracket, a rotating shaft connecting the first and the second brackets, at least one third bracket screwed to the rotating shaft, a fourth bracket movably coupled to the second and the third brackets, a flexible display disposed on the first and the fourth brackets, and a flexible supporting member disposed on the flexible display to be bent or flattened along with the flexible display is provided. The rotation of the rotating shaft drives the fourth bracket via the third bracket to move relative to the second bracket. The flexible supporting member is filled in a space composed of the fourth bracket, the second bracket, the first bracket, and the flexible display. A portable electronic device is also disclosed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286409 | KEYBOARD DOCK VERIFICATION - Keyboard dock verification can be performed. A dock report can be created and stored on a keyboard dock as part of the manufacturing process. The dock report can include device information for the child devices of the keyboard dock. When the keyboard dock is attached to a computing device, a dock manager executing on the computing device can query the keyboard dock to retrieve device information for the keyboard dock's child devices. The dock manager can create a dock report from the retrieved device information. The dock manager can also retrieve the dock report that is stored on the keyboard dock and compare it to the dock report that the dock manager created. If the two dock reports match, the dock manager can determine that the keyboard dock is verified and can allow the keyboard dock, including its child devices, to be enumerated on the computing dock. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286410 | COMPUTER - The present disclosure provides a computer, including: a display component, having a display surface; a main body, including a central processor unit and having a reference surface; and a connector component, configured to connect the display component and the main body and to maintain a relative position of the display component and the main body to be at least in a first state and a second state. In the first state, a first angle is between the display surface and the reference surface; in the second state, a second angle is between the display surface and the reference surface, the first angle is different from the second angle, and the second angle is not zero; and in the first state and in the second state, the main body is located on a side of the display component facing away from the display surface. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286411 | ORIENTATION SPECIFIC CONTROL - The description relates to orientation specific control of computing devices. One example can include an orientation specific actuator for controlling functionality of a computing device. The example can include providing a first functionality related to a first orientation of the computing device in response to engagement of the orientation specific actuator. The example can also include providing a second functionality in response to engagement of the orientation specific actuator in a second orientation of the computing device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286412 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISINFECTING AND STERILIZING METHOD THEREOF - A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a hinge mechanism, a control unit, a sensor unit, a sterilization module, and a shielding module, is provided. The first body has a first inner surface. The second body has a second inner surface. The hinge mechanism is connected between the first body and the second body. The control unit is disposed in the first body or the second body. The sensor unit is disposed in the first body or the second body and coupled to the control unit. The sterilization module is disposed at the hinge mechanism and coupled to the control unit, the sterilization module is configured to generate light for sterilization and disinfection. The shielding module is disposed on the hinge mechanism and the shielding module can move relative to the hinge mechanism. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286413 | CONNECTION MECHANISM, FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A connection mechanism includes fixing seats, rotary seats, and transmission gears. Each of the fixing seats includes base and shaft holes provided at two sides of the arc-shaped base. The rotary seats and the transmission gears are clamped between two adjacent fixing seats. Each of the rotary seats includes a seat body, an arc-shaped groove longitudinally penetrating through the seat body, and a teeth structure formed by laterally extending from a middle portion of the seat body below the arc-shaped groove. Each of the two transmission gears includes a rotation shaft and a gear fixed onto the rotation shaft and engaged with the teeth structure, wherein the rotation shaft passes through the arc-shaped groove and includes two ends respectively limited inside the shaft holes of two adjacent fixing seats. | 2021-09-16 |